Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-07-15

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EKw YoKK, July il.-When Jacob
sharp entered the court room fec san
tencs this morning be vas 30 weak that
be had 10 be Supported. He was accom-
panied By his wife and son-in-l Law. The
attorney for tic defense said the trial
bad been an unfair one in several ways.
and that The Jury lad been preiudiced,
and therefore be msved FOR q new trial.
The Court denied the motion and SEN
teneed him 10 four years Imprisonment
and TO pay q fne Of 1900.
Judge Barrett, in delivering the sen
tenes, said he had nsgsr performed %
delicate q task In ell his professional
oareer. BE had reosivod many letters
from many people pleading mercy and
othsFwise, bat she Court was not ap-
pointed 10 be msFciful any more than
vas dictated By the Law Of justice. The
defendant herein asking for mercy can
give nothing as q plea for elemency bat
aRe and sickness; on the merits Of the
ease be certainly ID entitled 10 none. It
10 absurd 10 stats thai he was not guilty
/ Of receiving bribea, as he vas un@isiAk-
ably Q leader In The Affairs Of q crime
whEeh vas certainly enormous, In rails
ina half Q million dollars 10 coErupt half
Q Legislature.
JndRe Barrett then rexiswed shs cor
Fups action Of the defendant for form
inc q bogus company 10 contract with
the Seventh Avenue Railway, OF which
be Waa Q directoR, and alluded 30 de
fsn&Ant securing Q million dollars pF0nl
as sheer larceny. for which he could
have been indicted lust a. well - f0i
bribery. What Is there 70 inf1ss pity
excspt the ace and IN health Of the pgts
OneR and the mourning condition OF M
family. With over one million ocllaEl
IN his pocket be ertss for mercy, with
out Offering 10 pay back pemny Of th'
monsy stolen, 90 that should he die Il
prison, his family has vast fortune y
fan back upon.
AZ this Mrs. Sharp buried hsF face Il
heF hands and 9ept silsntly, while %
prisoner himself did not Mft his faoi
from the table.
"The Legislature does not alloW us 4
20 below ths minimum penalty IN encl
q grave efense at present, and ~,
oonainusa ths Jedgs, ''ali oannet be sai
isaed-ehoae Who eian0R for The prison
eF reoelyinR the full penalty Of tbs Law
and thsss calling for q fepEimand. Al
thines have been censiaered. The Iuda
meat Of tho Osurt is THAI The pTtsons
be e0nhned for f01F years With hard u
Dor, and that be pay Q 6ne Of 5000"
Sharp received his asnaenoe With sd
ioiam and despair. he Wa1 boFna alnol
falntinQ from The court roen. Mr.
Sharp vas terribly Affected and cav
vAy 70 une0ntrolabls emotion.
sxE1 aAAxTxD.
yudes Potter, Of the eupEsme CouF
this afternoon granted q stay Of pr
ceaAinGs In The Sharp eass ttll Mo1da
naxt, end granted a. oFdsR ealing o
the Disariet Attorney 10 show eanss o
that dAy Why is sho1ld not Be maae Pc
manenf. The say vas granted On th
. ehidavits Of ehASp's counsel that the
nsed more ttnns 70 prspaEe . bill OF 81
, osptions.
VAT cLRkR R0a oTHzR ooEylcTToEs.
J Al The District Astoruey's once
: wna aAid THAI the s0nvietton Of SnaF
made tue way clear 20 the eonvie
kson Of Ihs res4 Of the b0odler
Ne mere 1riAls win taks plas
an nsxt fall. JndRe BArFo4t said In a
J intsrview that be had, daring the pr
azses Of The Sharp trial, become 20 tho
ozqhly oonvinesd ef tbs EaseAiify Of q
. | ie6lstsd hFihs eivess and bfibs tsksl
|. thaa hs ogmId n0e have anything %
with them. As 70 Rishmoud and KsK
| Be said they we're h4yond tbs psradvsE
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